URINARY CONTINENCE AFTER RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY: THE COLUMBIA EXPERIENCE

Autor:	Daniel F. Heitjan, Carl A. Olsson, James A. Saidi, Erik T. Goluboff, Sean P. Mazer, Emilia Bagiella, Mitchell C. Benson
Rok vydání:	1998
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Urinary continence business.industry Prostatectomy Urology medicine.medical_treatment Incidence (epidemiology) Urinary incontinence Surgery Epidemiology Medicine medicine.symptom Risk factor business Complication Radical retropubic prostatectomy
Zdroj:	Journal of Urology. 159:1276-1280
ISSN:	1527-3792 0022-5347
DOI:	10.1016/s0022-5347(01)63580-8
Popis:	Purpose: We determine the incidence of urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy and the factors that may influence this incidence.Materials and Methods: A total of 615 men who underwent radical retropubic prostatectomy performed by 1 of us (C. A. O. or M. C. B.) at our center between 1988 and 1996 were mailed a questionnaire regarding preoperative and postoperative voiding habits. Data collected included preoperative and postoperative continence status, interval to postoperative continence status, associated urinary symptoms, willingness to undergo radical prostatectomy again if given the chance and additional postoperative procedures. Patient age, date of surgery and duration of followup were also noted.Results: Of the 615 patients 480 (78.2%), a mean of 62.6 years old, responded to the questionnaire. Mean followup was 3.3 years (range 1 to 8.8). Continence was defined as no regular use of pads. Of the respondents 91.8% were considered continent, 92% had achieved final continence status b...
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